End of week 3, D 23 of Veg
Topping the 4 Kali Chinas depending on size. The tallest gets topped first, then the next. The ofthers are allowed to grow another node before topping to level them out.
The smallest plant may not be topped at all but might get some LST instead.
To prevent gnats I use BTI (bacillus thurengensis var israelensis) in the water to kill larvae in the soil. Since this is receycled earth whith organic inputs that fungus gnats like, I am doing this from day 1.
Another countermeasure is diatomaceous earth+Perlite+soil to create a covering layer that the gnats cannot get out of easily. Thats why the pots have so much perlite on top.
I saw some holes in the leaves so I sprayed 5% neem/water on the plants to avoid pests early on. I will not use this outside of veg phase.
Light is at 60% now and about 500 to 600 PPFD light intensity.
IVE made a diy light using 16 individual 30 WATT(300 WATT EQUIVALENT) 10 are 3000k 6 are 5000k. At 18" it puts out over 1200 ppfd and my plants grow fast and healthy as any light I've ever bought . Nice work
@Grow_Shack_Kev, the 4 E27 I have now are 4000k and 13W so a total of 50w. That particular set up has some definite PPFD hotspots but that works fine for plants in different stages. The bigger plant gets 600ppfd and the cuttings around 100.